Vocabulary

  • at last: Finally; after a long delay.
  • live out: To experience something, especially something that you have planned or hoped for.
  • rise up: To attempt to defeat government or ruler
  • sit down: To take a seat
  • go back to: To return to a starting point
  • hew out: To carve or shape something by cutting away material.
  • stand up for: To support someone or an idea, e.g. human rights
  • work together: To collaborate or cooperate with others to achieve a common goal.
  • go to jail: To be sent to prison as a punishment for committing a crime.
  • struggle: To try very hard to do something difficult
  • content: Being happy or satisfied
  • straight: Not having curves, bends, or angles
  • reveal: To show something that was hidden before
  • character: Person in a story, movie or play
  • judge: Person who decides on the results of a contest
  • despair: To have lost all hope; lose heart
  • state: Region within a country, with its own government
  • faith: Belief in a god or gods; religion
  • rough: Causing or involving violence, force, and harm
  • plain: Obvious; clearly so, true
  • create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
  • spiritual: Of religious belief; believing in things of soul
  • equal: Same in shape, size, or number
  • pride: Sense of your own importance and worth
  • root: Emotional connection with a place, history etc.
  • vicious: Very dangerous, e.g. an animal or dog
  • glory: State of having respect, honor or pride
  • justice: Quality of being fair, equal, or just
  • transform: To change the shape completely in a good way
  • flesh: Soft part of fruit, vegetable that can be eaten
  • oppression: Treatment of people to limit their freedom
  • symphony: Harmony of color or sound
  • rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
  • injustice: Unjust act; the practice of being unjust or unfair
  • slave: Someone who is legally owned by another person
  • mighty: Having great strength or great size
  • stand: To be a candidate in an election
  • nation: Area or region controlled by a government and army
  • liberty: Doing as one wants without asking
  • know: To be familiar with a person or place, thing
  • valley: Area between mountains with river running through
  • village: Small town in the country
  • great: Very good; better than before
  • hold: To agree to keep something for someone
  • country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
  • land: Region or country
  • meaning: To express a particular idea or thought
  • work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
  • freedom: State of being free, not being controlled
  • live: To be alive
  • jail: Place to hold criminals being punished for a crime
  • evident: Clearly the case; plain; apparent
  • crooked: Having or marked by bends or angles; not straight
  • pilgrim: Traveler going to a place with religious meaning
  • drip: Tiny amount of liquid that falls from something
  • oasis: Place in a desert where there is water
  • governor: Person who leads a state or province
  • clap: To make loud sounds by striking the hands together
  • creed: Set of beliefs/principles by which people live
  • brotherhood: Group sharing similar views and support each other
  • lookout: Person who keeps watch, e.g. for an enemy
  • almighty: Having complete power
  • exalted: Enjoying the state of being highly praised
  • thee: An old-fashioned word for you
  • hamlet: Very small village
  • negro: Offensive; do not use a Black person
  • nullification: Act of invalidating, or making ineffective
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    • almighty

      US /ɔlˈmaɪti/

      UK /ɔ:lˈmaɪti/

      • Adjective
      • Having complete power
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    • at last

      US /æt læst/

      UK /æt lɑ:st/

      • Adverb
      • Finally; after a long delay.
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    • brotherhood

      US /ˈbrʌðərhʊd/

      UK /ˈbrʌðəhʊd/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Group sharing similar views and support each other
      • The feeling of fellowship, or community.
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    • character

      US /ˈkærəktɚ/

      UK /'kærəktə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Person in a story, movie or play
      • Writing symbols, e.g. alphabet or Chinese writing
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    • clap

      US /klæp/

      UK /klæp/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To make loud sounds by striking the hands together
      • Noun
      • A loud sound made by striking your hands together
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    • content

      US /ˈkɑnˌtɛnt/

      UK /'kɒntent/

      • Adjective
      • Being happy or satisfied
      • In a state of peaceful happiness.
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Information in something, e.g. book or computer
      • The subject matter of a book, speech, etc.
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    • creed

      US /krid/

      UK /kri:d/

      • Noun
      • Set of beliefs/principles by which people live
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    • crooked

      US /ˈkrʊkɪd/

      UK /ˈkrʊkɪd/

      • Adjective
      • Having or marked by bends or angles; not straight
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    • despair

      US /dɪˈspɛr/

      UK /dɪ'speə(r)/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To have lost all hope; lose heart
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Felling of having lost all hope
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    • drip

      US /drɪp/

      UK /drɪp/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Tiny amount of liquid that falls from something
      • Sound made by drops of liquid falling
      • Intransitive Verb
      • (Of liquid) to fall in drops
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    • evident

      US /ˈɛvɪdənt/

      UK /ˈevɪdənt/

      • Adjective
      • Clearly the case; plain; apparent
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    • exalted

      US /ɪɡˈzɔltɪd/

      UK /ɪgˈzɔ:ltɪd/

      • Adjective
      • Enjoying the state of being highly praised
      • Of high rank, status, or quality.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To praise someone
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    • faith

      US /feθ/

      UK /feɪθ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Belief in a god or gods; religion
      • Belief that that something is true without proof
      • Proper Noun
      • Person's name
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    • flesh

      US /flɛʃ/

      UK /fleʃ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Soft part of fruit, vegetable that can be eaten
      • The soft tissues of your body covering the bones
      • Transitive Verb
      • To clean the skin e.g. of scales from a fish
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    • freedom

      US /ˈfridəm/

      UK /'fri:dəm/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • State of being free, not being controlled
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    • glory

      US /ˈɡlɔri, ˈɡlori/

      UK /'ɡlɔ:rɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • State of having respect, honor or pride
      • Condition of great beauty, success, or influence
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    • go back to

      US /ɡo bæk tu/

      UK /ɡəu bæk tu:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To return to a starting point
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    • go to jail

      US

      UK

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To be sent to prison as a punishment for committing a crime.
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    • governor

      US /ˈgʌvərnə(r)/

      UK /ˈgʌvənə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Person who leads a state or province
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    • hamlet

      US /ˈhæmlɪt/

      UK /ˈhæmlət/

      • Noun
      • Very small village
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    • hew out

      US /hju aʊt/

      UK /hjuː aʊt/

      • other
      • To carve or shape something by cutting away material.
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    • injustice

      US /ɪnˈdʒʌstɪs/

      UK /ɪnˈdʒʌstɪs/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Unjust act; the practice of being unjust or unfair
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    • jail

      US /dʒel/

      UK /dʒeɪl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Place to hold criminals being punished for a crime
      • Transitive Verb
      • To hold people who are being punished for a crime
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    • judge

      US /dʒʌdʒ/

      UK /dʒʌdʒ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Person who decides on the results of a contest
      • Person who has the power to make a decision
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To reach a decision about who won a contest
      • To form an opinion after careful consideration
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    • justice

      US /ˈdʒʌstɪs/

      UK /'dʒʌstɪs/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Quality of being fair, equal, or just
      • Countable Noun
      • Person in a court who judges criminal cases
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    • liberty

      US /ˈlɪbəti/

      UK /'lɪbətɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Doing as one wants without asking
      • Power to do what you choose
      • Adjective
      • Not imprisoned; free.
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    • live out

      US /liv aʊt/

      UK /liv aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To experience something, especially something that you have planned or hoped for.
      • To live somewhere that is not the place where you work.
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    • lookout

      US /ˈlʊkˌaʊt/

      UK /ˈlʊkaʊt/

      • Countable Noun
      • Person who keeps watch, e.g. for an enemy
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To keep watch for some anticipated event
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    • mighty

      US /ˈmaɪti/

      UK /'maɪtɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Having great strength or great size
      • Very, extremely
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    • negro

      US

      UK

      • Noun
      • Offensive; do not use a Black person
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    • nullification

      US /ˌnʌləfə'keɪʃən/

      UK /ˌnʌlɪfɪ'keɪʃən/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Act of invalidating, or making ineffective
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    • oasis

      US /oʊˈeɪsɪs/

      UK /əʊˈeɪsɪs/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Place in a desert where there is water
      • A pleasant or peaceful area or period in the midst of a difficult, chaotic, or unpleasant place or situation.
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    • oppression

      US /əˈprɛʃən/

      UK /ə'preʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Treatment of people to limit their freedom
      • A sense of being heavily burdened, mentally or physically.
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    • pilgrim

      US /ˈpɪlɡrəm/

      UK /ˈpɪlgrɪm/

      • Countable Noun
      • Traveler going to a place with religious meaning
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    • pride

      US /praɪd/

      UK /praɪd/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Sense of your own importance and worth
      • A feeling of pleasure and satisfaction that you get when you or people connected with you have done something well.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To be proud of something you did
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    • reveal

      US /rɪˈvil/

      UK /rɪ'vi:l/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To show something that was hidden before
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    • rise up

      US /raɪz ʌp/

      UK /raiz ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To attempt to defeat government or ruler
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    • root

      US /rut, rʊt/

      UK /ru:t/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Emotional connection with a place, history etc.
      • The origin or starting place of something
      • Transitive Verb
      • To cause a plant to develop or grow roots
      • (Animals) to search for e.g. food in earth
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    • rough

      US /rʌf/

      UK /rʌf/

      • Adjective
      • Causing or involving violence, force, and harm
      • (Of situations) tough; difficult to get through
      • Adverb
      • In a manner that is difficult, or violent
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    • sit down

      US /sit daʊn/

      UK /sit daun/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To take a seat
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    • slave

      US /slev/

      UK /sleɪv/

      • Countable Noun
      • Someone who is legally owned by another person
      • A person who is controlled by something.
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To work very hard.
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    • spiritual

      US /ˈspɪrɪtʃuəl/

      UK /ˈspɪrɪtʃuəl/

      • Adjective
      • Of religious belief; believing in things of soul
      • Noun
      • Religious song from the southern united states
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    • stand up for

      US /stænd ʌp fɔr/

      UK /stænd ʌp fɔ:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To support someone or an idea, e.g. human rights
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    • straight

      US /stret/

      UK /streɪt/

      • Adjective
      • Not having curves, bends, or angles
      • Not gay; heterosexual
      • Adverb
      • in a line; immediately; honestly and directly
      • In a straight line; directly.
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    • struggle

      US /ˈstrʌɡəl/

      UK /'strʌɡl/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To try very hard to do something difficult
      • To fight or struggle violently
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Strong efforts made to do something difficult
      • A difficult or challenging situation or task
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    • symphony

      US /ˈsɪmfəni/

      UK /ˈsɪmfəni/

      • Noun
      • Harmony of color or sound
      • Long piece of classical music for an orchestra
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    • thee

      US /ði/

      UK /ði:/

      • Pronoun
      • An old-fashioned word for you
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    • transform

      US /trænsˈfɔrm/

      UK /træns'fɔ:m/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To change the shape completely in a good way
      • To convert from one form or substance into another.
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    • valley

      US /ˈvæli/

      UK /'vælɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Area between mountains with river running through
      • The internal angle formed by the intersection of two sloping roof surfaces.
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    • vicious

      US /ˈvɪʃəs/

      UK /'vɪʃəs/

      • Adjective
      • Very dangerous, e.g. an animal or dog
      • Being very mean or violent
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    • village

      US /ˈvɪlɪdʒ/

      UK /'vɪlɪdʒ/

      • Noun
      • Small town in the country
      • A close-knit community or group of people.
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    • work together

      US /wɚk təˈɡɛðɚ/

      UK /wə:k təˈɡeðə/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To collaborate or cooperate with others to achieve a common goal.
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    She took a brave step forward, leaving behind her comfort zone to chase her dreams.

    Vocabulary
    • brave

      adj. Having courage

    • comfort zone

      phr. A familiar situation where one feels safe

    Explanation
    a brave step is a noun phrase, where brave is an adjective modifying the noun step, meaning "a courageous step". forward is an adverb modifying step, meaning "ahead". The whole phrase serves as the object, answering the "what" of took (verb) — she took a brave step forward.

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    brave

    US/brev/
    UK/breɪv/
    adj.Brave
    v.t.To bravely face
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